Spring wheel



l. LANG.

SPRING WHEEL.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 3. 1922.

Lmgm; A Patented oet. 17,1922;

Patented @et 17, 1922.

PATENT JOHN LANG, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANA.

SPRNG WHEEL.

Application filed April 3, 1922.

To aZZwLom t may concern: y

Be it known that I, JOHN LANG, a citizen of Rumania7 residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania7 have invented new and useful Improvements in Spring Wheels, of which the following is a specification. i

My invention has relation to a spring vehicle wheel wherein the solid tire is used, the wheel being of the pressed metal type consisting of a clincher or rim for the solidr tire, the rim also carrying separable housing members for the yielding means such as coiled springs7 a central disc member provided with a hub for the axle, the outer peripheral portion of said disc member extending into said housing, said peripheraiportion connected to and yieldingly sup-v ported` between the outer and inner peripheral walls of said housing by the springs Y, -contained therein to provide a floating or yielding connection between the disc and the said housing and solid tire.

A further object of my invention is to provide a vehicle wheel of this character consisting of pressed-metal parts which are durable for service and the cosielation of the various elements, and the 4supporting means for the springs between the central disc and the housing making the wheel practical for all the purposes intended.

`With the foregoing and other objects in view as will be more apparent as this description proceeds, my invention consists essentially in the'novel 'features of construcl tion, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described and more specifically defined by the appended claims.

In the further disclosure of the invention reference is to be had to the accompanying sheet of drawings constituting a part of this specification and in which like characters of reference designates the same or corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a fragmentary elevational view partly in section a novel embodiment of my vehicle wheel.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary vertical section of the central disc in connection with the hub of the wheel.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of one of the guide members-for the springs.

Figure 1 is a sectional view partly in elevation showing the mounting for one of the radial springs.

Serial No. 549,290.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary transverse sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 1 showing the manner of enclosing the springs in the housing portion of the rim.

c Figure (i is a perspective view of the central disk of the wheel showing the saine reduced in scale; and,

Figure 7 is a perspective view of one of the spring members to hold the ends of the spring insrespect to the housing.

According to my invention my novel spring vehicle wheel isof the pressed metal type and consists of the central disc member 1 provided with the auxiliary arranged hub 2 secured to said disc 1 either by weldingv or by the rivets 3. The central disc member 1 is recessed about the periphery portion as at lto forni the tongues 5 which are bent alternately in opposite directions at right angles to the disc 1. The functions of wh'ich will be more fully hereinafter referred to. '6 designates the rim or clincher portion of the wheel in which is carried the soli'd rubber tire 7, the object of the invention being to provide a resilient or spring yielding action between the solid tire and the axle of the wheel to prevent jarring ofy the vehicle.

To the rim or clincher of the wheel is secured by any desirable means the annular housing members 9 and 10 spaced apart transversely at 11 to allow for the admission therebetween of the disc member 1, said members 9 and 10 formingl the housing 10aL for the yielding springs of the wheel. The annular housingy members 9 have secured thereto the annular plates 12 which are angular as at 13 in transverse section to receive a packing materialy 141 to seal the in terior of the housing member against any foreign matters such as dust and the like.

rEhe outer and inner peripheral walls of the annular housing members 9 and 10 are pressed inwardly as at 15 to form the radial opening 16 in respect to the axis of said annular members. ln these openings 16 is positioned a pin 17 integral with an externally threaded member 1S, the pin and threaded member being secured in position in respect to the pressed out portion by the cotter pin 19. 2O designates a series of radially extending coiled springs carried in the housings, these springs provide the' means for effecting the yielding or resilient action between the solid tire and the axle of the Wheel. The springs are held radial by threaded ends thereof onto .the/threaded member 18 carried by the inner and outer peripheral Walls of the housing.

threaded members 18 I provide the sleeves 2l which may be attached or Welded tothe housing Walls.

To yieldingly hold the dise `member mounted on the axle of the vehicle in resp'edt to the housing 10a I provide theA sleeves To Afur-v 5 ther hold the ends of lthenspring to the QQ'Ulormed with 'the spaced flanges k23, ithe sl-'eoife portion thereof-being ,positioned in the frecess al andfinY` the tongues 5- of the l Q d'sh'? engaging between the' spaced ,flanges 23 y thold the said slee-ves in respect -"t0 the disc l. The coiled springs 2O pass through a are secured to saidsleeves in any -desire. able manner to 'form` aryield-ing connection ZX'dbeityveen the sleeves carried on the ldisc and di( ,f lar housinO` carried on said rim a xseries of radially disposed coiled springs in said Sgghofising, a central dise provided lWith an ifi-spring Wheel comprising `a tire carhaving separable connection- -ivvith fsleeves i. g ryi g rim, a transversely separable annu-l a'le hub, the outer peripheral' jportionjof` said dise being positioned in vsaidfliousing angl having vertical movement with respect said housing andthe tire.

Ina spring Wheel of 4 aftransversely separable 'housingand acenthe charactery de? scribed and including afti're carryingrim,V

tovsaidhousin'g7 and Vmeans for'connectingk sagi'd disc to the aforesaid radial'springstot yieldingly support the disc With respect toA tral disc pro-vided with an axle hub, the' combination of a series of radially` disposed springs `mounte`d Within the aforesaid'aniiu- `@lar housing, and means connectingtheouter f; i Y

ooi l' peripheral edge of the central disc to the spring whereby the aforesaid central-disc is yieldingly supportedwvi't'h res'pe'et to the Wheel tire.

Ina spring yvheelrofthe character de* scribed and iiieluding a tire carrying rim,

"a transversely separable housing and -a central disc provided With an axle hub, the

combination-,of aseries of radially disposed springs mounted Within the aforesaid annular housing, and `lateral "earsfon Athe ape?` riplieral 4'edge of the f aforesaid'nentral' disc having separable connection`l Withfrslee'ves-f yield-insb springs.y A

4. In a springjfvvheel' 'of the v .char'aeter|` de'- Scribed and including' a "'tire carrying rim,y a transversely separable 'housing andra `censupported .by the afore'said tral 4disc provided With ."an axlehub, tlief combination of a series offradaily :disposed springs n iou'nteol `rWithin the aforesaid annular housing, -and lateral ears "on" the" pe'- -yieldingly .fsuppjorted'fbyfthe yia"fore'said springs,` 'the va'l'oresaid`"springs "bei'ngfconnected at 'their 'free v"'en'cls'by threaded iphi gs to ythe radial vvalls of th'e Vfanni'il'ar fliousing.'

' 5. In spring Wheel l the *"c'ha'rl'acte'r ldescrbed fand including la' tire "carrying'riin7 a transversely separable housing' and a central disc provided lwirt'h'an axle "hub, fthe" combination of a-seii'es f radially f disposed springs-mounted "Within Vthe Iaforesaid annular honsin eralA edge of? ghe aforesaidtfoentral disc-hav# ing separable connect-ion fwv'ithsleeves'yi'e'ldingly supported bythe aforesaid-spring's', the aforesaid springs 'being connected v:at

their lfree y*ends*v lbyfth'readed. 'plugs to *the radial Wallsl of the annular housing;` and the i aforesaid sleeves having vradiali flanges intermediate their ends," said -flan'ges\"being' lateral* ears" on "Tt-he' peri'l'ili-y adaptedfto'ifmeshV With-the alternate ,flateral ears onfthenp/ev'iipheifal fedge of "the" e'eiitra'l" disc. y 1 y *Intestimonyvvheredf'I afiiiiiy signature.

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